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WORLD CADASTRE SUMMIT, CONGRESS & EXHIBITION

Lets Cadastre Our World... M. At the front: Young participants.

The first World Cadastre Summit, Congress & Exhibition (WCS-CE) took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from

20-24 April 2015. idris Güllüce, Turldsh Minister of Environment and Urbanisation, was the initiator of this

largest-ever cadastre event and participated actively. The interest was so overwhelming that after 3,200

sign-ups from 90 countries - developed as well as developing - registration had to be closed two weeks

before the start of the event due to capacity Umitations.

Over 150 prominent speakers showed

the inevitable value of cadastre and land

administration for sustainable development.

But the path to realisation requires new

technology, new thinking and new leadership.

The wide variety of demands and Innovations

required were presented in plenary sessions

chaired by Tahsin Yomrakioglu, lan Willamson

and Orhan Ercan. Switzerland elucidated its

successes but also its struggles. Speakers

from Turkey outlined the many challenges

confronting the national cadastre, and

Malaysia revealed Its high ambitions in diverse

presentations. Trends recurrently Identified

Include: fit-for-purpose approach; importance

of standardisation (especially ISO 19152,

Land Administration Domain Model); relating

cadastre and valuation; including the marine

environment; improved data acquisition

(surveying, GNSS, photogrammetry remote

sensing); and 3D cadastre - with no less

than 20 presentations held on the latter

topic. Increasing demands and advancing

technologies mean that even well-functioning

cadastres cannot afford to rest on their laurels

since effective, fast and affordable solutions

require continuous Innovation. The bustling

exhibition floor comprised 60 stands displaying

a variety of geomatics technologies Including

surveying, GIS, GNSS and remote sensing.

The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

promoted its 2018 congress, which will likewise

be held In Istanbul. It was encouraging to see

such a high number of student participants

representing the new and up-and-coming

generation of cadastral professionals. Another

great measure of success was the presence of

no less than 16 ministers who presented their

statements on cadastre and land administration.

Congratulations to Prof Dr Tahsin Yomralloglu,

chairman of WCS-CE, and his team on the

success of this timely event. The proceedings

and presentations are available online at:

http://wcadastre.org/page/52-en-proceedings. i

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^ Keynote speakers, from left to right: Kees de Zeeuw,

The IMetherlands; Brent Jones, USA; Gerda Schennach, Austria;

Vanessa Laurence, UK; StigEnemark, Denmark

^ Keynote speaker Peter van Oosterom, The Netherlands.

A WCS-CE attracted overwhelming interest from 90 countries.

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